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Cities in Maryland by housing units, 2024

Baltimore, MD had the highest housing units of 23 cities in 2024, at 295,032. La Plata, MD had the lowest, at 4,201. The median was 10,172 and the figure for Maryland was 2.56 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest295,032Baltimore, MD
Lowest4,201La Plata, MD
Median10,17223 cities
Maryland2,560,784History

All cities, 2024

Baltimore, MD: 295,032 countBaltimore, MD295,032Frederick, MD: 35,421 countFrederick, MD35,421Rockville, MD: 28,289 countRockville, MD28,289Gaithersburg, MD: 27,280 countGaithersburg, MD27,280Bowie, MD: 22,070 countBowie, MD22,070Hagerstown, MD: 19,679 countHagerstown, MD19,679Annapolis, MD: 19,598 countAnnapolis, MD19,598Salisbury, MD: 14,658 countSalisbury, MD14,658Laurel, MD: 13,124 countLaurel, MD13,124Greenbelt, MD: 10,940 countGreenbelt, MD10,940Cumberland, MD: 10,610 countCumberland, MD10,610College Park, MD: 10,172 countCollege Park, MD10,172Hyattsville, MD: 8,567 countHyattsville, MD8,567Westminster, MD: 8,263 countWestminster, MD8,263Easton, MD: 7,946 countEaston, MD7,946Aberdeen, MD: 7,544 countAberdeen, MD7,544Takoma Park, MD: 7,242 countTakoma Park, MD7,242Havre de Grace, MD: 6,660 countHavre de Grace, MD6,660Cambridge, MD: 6,652 countCambridge, MD6,652Elkton, MD: 6,336 countElkton, MD6,336Bel Air, MD: 5,267 countBel Air, MD5,267New Carrollton, MD: 4,699 countNew Carrollton, MD4,699La Plata, MD: 4,201 countLa Plata, MD4,201Baltimore, MD: 295,032 countBaltimore, MD295,032Frederick, MD: 35,421 countFrederick, MD35,421Rockville, MD: 28,289 countRockville, MD28,289Gaithersburg, MD: 27,280 countGaithersburg, MD27,280Bowie, MD: 22,070 countBowie, MD22,070Hagerstown, MD: 19,679 countHagerstown, MD19,679Annapolis, MD: 19,598 countAnnapolis, MD19,598Salisbury, MD: 14,658 countSalisbury, MD14,658Laurel, MD: 13,124 countLaurel, MD13,124Greenbelt, MD: 10,940 countGreenbelt, MD10,940Cumberland, MD: 10,610 countCumberland, MD10,610College Park, MD: 10,172 countCollege Park, MD10,172Hyattsville, MD: 8,567 countHyattsville, MD8,567Westminster, MD: 8,263 countWestminster, MD8,263Easton, MD: 7,946 countEaston, MD7,946Aberdeen, MD: 7,544 countAberdeen, MD7,544Takoma Park, MD: 7,242 countTakoma Park, MD7,242Havre de Grace, MD: 6,660 countHavre de Grace, MD6,660Cambridge, MD: 6,652 countCambridge, MD6,652Elkton, MD: 6,336 countElkton, MD6,336Bel Air, MD: 5,267 countBel Air, MD5,267New Carrollton, MD: 4,699 countNew Carrollton, MD4,699La Plata, MD: 4,201 countLa Plata, MD4,201
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Baltimore, MD295,032+0.5%
2Frederick, MD35,421+3.6%
3Rockville, MD28,289+0.4%
4Gaithersburg, MD27,280-0.4%
5Bowie, MD22,070+1.8%
6Hagerstown, MD19,679-1.6%
7Annapolis, MD19,598+2.1%
8Salisbury, MD14,658+0.4%
9Laurel, MD13,124+4.2%
10Greenbelt, MD10,940-0.6%
11Cumberland, MD10,610+2.5%
12College Park, MD10,172-1.8%
13Hyattsville, MD8,567+2.7%
14Westminster, MD8,263-1%
15Easton, MD7,946+0.5%
16Aberdeen, MD7,544+4.5%
17Takoma Park, MD7,242+2.2%
18Havre de Grace, MD6,660+0.5%
19Cambridge, MD6,652+1.1%
20Elkton, MD6,336+1.6%
21Bel Air, MD5,267+5.5%
22New Carrollton, MD4,699+0.6%
23La Plata, MD4,201+6.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maryland by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/maryland-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maryland by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/maryland-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maryland by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/maryland-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Baltimore, MD, with 295,032 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

La Plata, MD, with 4,201 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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